Keystone XL center stage in US tax battle

摘要

Washington—The US House of Representatives approved late December 13 a tax package that included a provision that forces the White House to act quickly on TransCanada’s application to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Republicans tacked the Keystone measure and a delay of pollution controls for industrial boilers onto a bill extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. The bill passed by a vote of 234-193.